The annual Members’ Showcase features more than sixty artworks in an array of mediums.
By Kara Dicker
Despite a last-minute reschedule due to tornadic weather, Heartland Art Club opened the Members’ Showcase on March 15 to an enthusiastic gathering of nearly a hundred participants and friends. The annual exhibition is one of Heartland’s largest, featuring more than sixty works by member artists. It runs through April 12.
“The Members’ show is my favorite,” said Lisa Perez, steering committee member. “I enjoy the inclusivity, range of styles, and the variety of subjects and levels of accomplishment.”
Stacey McAdams, a Signature member artist, judged the show and awarded prizes for her top three picks and two honorable mentions. Additionally, two memorial awards were given: M. Shawn Cornell announced the David Cornell Composition Award, and Lisa Ober announced the Spencer Meagher Light Award.
Support for the show came from Blick Art Materials, Grafica Fine Art Gallery and Framing, and Mary Drastal Fine Art.
Award Recipients:
First Place – Allen Kriegshauser, Roses and Eucalyptus
Second Place – Chandan Mahanta, Cape Buffalo
Third Place – Kathy Morrison, Beauty Under a Bridge
Honorable Mention – Elaine Haake, Ozark Creek in Winter’s Embrace
Honorable Mention – Michelle Streiff, Breezy Day
The David Cornell Composition Award – Allen Kriegshauser, Roses and Eucalyptus
The Spencer Meagher Light Award – Lon Brauer, Missouri Rain
Roses and Eucalyptus, by Allen Kriegshauser, 30 x 24 oil, won first place and the David Cornell Composition Award.
Beauty Under a Bridge, 16.5 x 15.5 watercolor, by Kathy Morrison, won third place overall.
M. Shawn Cornell and Lisa Ober present Allen Kriegshauser’s Roses and Eucalyptus with the David Cornell Composition Award at the Members’ Showcase March 15. Kriegshauser’s painting also won first prize overall.
Cape Buffalo, 20 x 16 watercolor, by Chandan Mahanta, won second place overall.
Breezy Day, 20 x 20 oil, by Michelle Streiff, won honorable mention.
Missouri Rain, 36 x 30, oil and enamel, by Lon Brauer, won The Spencer Meagher Light Award.